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How Caring Too Much May Be Harmful to a Caregiver’s Health

Empathy is, naturally, a vital characteristic of effective…
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What to Avoid During Chemotherapy

The benefits of chemotherapy are irrefutable and can save…
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How to Create Purpose for Older Adults and the Benefits They’ll Achieve

What is it that gets you out of bed every morning? If you’re…
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Getting Family to Agree About the Need for Senior Care

When you begin to detect the warning signs that care in the…
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How to Help Someone with Dementia Through Maintaining Daily Routines

Have you ever awoken from a dream feeling completely disoriented?…
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Family Caregiver Tips for Overcoming Boredom with Routine Care Tasks

It’s hard to admit but even harder to avoid. Feeling bored…
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Healthy Boundaries in the Client-Caregiver Relationship

The senior-caregiver bond is complex. On the one hand, as a paid…
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Senior Care Tips to Overcome the Challenges of Medical Tests

There is often nothing “routine” about a routine checkup.…
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Tips for Easing Restlessness in Dementia

Pacing. Fidgeting. Wandering. When you begin to notice these…
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Five Causes for Loss of Appetite in Elderly People and How to Help

After the indulgence associated with the holiday season,…
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Beverage Thickeners Help Older Adults With Swallowing Disorders

Unless you have a swallowing disorder called dysphagia, requiring…